Motor vehicle transportation.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 9.36.140
in effect9.36.140 - Motor vehicle transportation.
The following regulations apply to the motor vehicle transportation within the City of the materials specified in Section 9.36.040:
(A) Traffic violations of transporters of hazardous materials shall be treated as violations of these regulations and shall be subject to, in addition to criminal penalties, the penalty provided in Section 9.36.160.
(B) Except when overtaking or passing in opposite directions of travel, all vehicles transporting hazardous materials shall maintain a minimum distance of at least three hundred feet from other vehicles carrying hazardous materials. This requirement shall apply whether or not such vehicles are moving or parked except when at a destination or point of origin.
(C) Except as to any route which has been designated by the Department of Fire and Rescue as being more appropriate with respect to a particular shipment, pursuant to subsection (A) of Section 9.36.130, a transporter of hazardous materials by truck shall use only State-designated routes, listed in subsection (D) of this Section, to reach its destination or to reach a point as close as possible to the destination.
(D) For the purposes of this Chapter, the following are considered State-designated routes:
(1) Interstate 15;
(2) U.S. Highway 95;
(3) U.S. Highway 93.
(Ord. No. 6816, § 104, 8-17-22; Ord. 3190 § 1 (part), 1985)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.36TRHAMA_9.36.140MOVETRFetched: 10/28/2026